Day 244 Behold the turtle - He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out Another day , week month Steve , goes by and I miss you more now than ever , but taking courage for what you believe is certainly what you did and hopefully I do also, but being true no matter what support family and real friends thats key , dont judge unless you have walked in my shoes - we are all precious so why do we have venomous actions without understanding - the world is shit and dangerous , we cant change that but we can change how we act to each other - surely - tolerance and acceptance we are different in a good way is the message - Life is like a mirror . Smile at it and it will smile back at you - thats what my Boy said and I believed him - rant over For David Benjamin a boxing legend Rocky Marciano Born: Rocco Francis Marchegiano 1st September 1923 Brockton, Massachusetts U.S. Died: August 31st 1969 Newton, Iowa, U.S. Known For : Rocky Marciano was the World heavyweight boxing champion from September 23rd, 1952 when he defeated Jersey Joe Walcott, in Philadelphia and announced his retirement April 27th, 1956 , during his career he defeated all comers including Archie Moore and Joe Louis and still remains the only heavyweight champion in boxing history ( 49 wins including 43 KOs ) to retire having won every fight in his professional career. Wow Also this day in 1973 - George Foreman KOs Jose King Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title - well back to the grill then Pete Chambers this day in Russia in 1914 Russia St. Petersburg 1st September 1914 : St. Petersburg the capital of the Russian empire, changed its name to Petrograd Also this day in 1689 Russia began taxing mens beards - so make sure you have a shave mate !! Bet you did as this day in 1960: Game on for British betting shops. The government has given the go-ahead for betting shops to open for business from 1 May next year. The move follows the introduction of the new Betting and Gaming Act.The aim is to do away with archaic, restrictive and often inconsistent laws on gambling.And from 1 January 1961 gambling for small sums will be legal for games of skill such as bridge.As the Daily Telegraph newspapers leader writer points out: Weekly bridge clubs, meeting in the local hotel, will no longer have to settle up in the bus shelter. And pubs will be allowed to introduce slot machines. Well Steve , so true as this day in 1974, The Osmonds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Johnny Bristol song Love Me For A Reason, the groups only UK No.1. Also a UK No.2 hit for Boyzone in 1994. I do and will always Remember this so well - what a hot summer but this day in 1976: Water crisis deepens. The first of 11,500 standpipes have been connected in Yorkshire as local reservoirs reach their lowest levels in years.Yorkshire Water Authority (YWA) have said that current measures to save water have not been adequate and the standpipes could be in use in a fortnights time.About 750,000 people will be affected but the YWA have said that no home should be more than 100 yards (91.4 m) from a standpipe.He urged people to help the old and sick in their communities by collecting their water for them.This summer has had the longest period without rain for 80 years, and it is feared some reservoirs - already depleted by last years dry weather - will be only 15% full by early November. Well Kamila where were you in Poland last week ??/ and no text well this day in 1939: Germany invades Poland. German forces have invaded Poland and its planes have bombed Polish cities, including the capital, Warsaw.The attack comes without any warning or declaration of war.Britain and France have mobilised their forces and are preparing to wage war on Germany for the second time this century.Just before dawn today, German tanks, infantry and cavalry penetrated Polish territory on several fronts with five armies, a total of 1.5 million troops. Heres a good one for the kids as this day in 1159 The death of Pope Adrian IV, (Nicholas Breakspeare), the only English pope. wow !! Local this day in 1886 The Severn Tunnel, (railway tunnel) between England and Wales, was opened for goods traffic. Been through it many times !! Well dont know where you shop but this day in 1951 The Premier supermarket opened in Earl’s Court, London; the first supermarket in Britain. Talking super markets Iceland - this day in 1958 Iceland expanded its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom and the beginning the Cod Wars. Oh so sad as this day in 1971 The British penny and the threepenny piece coins ceased to be legal tender as decimalization continued. Bloody Europeans as this day in 1981 Garages in Britain began selling petrol in litres. A true hero as this day in 1982 Former Ipswich manager Bobby Robson was appointed England football manager. Remember this well your 21st as we watched this day in 2001 England beat bitter rivals Germany 5-1 in the World Cup qualifying tie, with Michael Owen scoring a hat-trick. Also the same day in 2001 The death of Brian Moore, sports commentator and television presenter who covered nine World Cups, six European Championships and every FA Cup Final on ITV from 1969 to 1988 and again in 1998. WTF as this day in 2011 The introduction of an EU-wide ban on the manufacturing and importing of 60W incandescent clear light bulbs, in favour of energy-saving fluorescent and halogen bulbs and LED lights.I now here vacuum cleaners from today are next !! get out of Europe please
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:52:30 +0000
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